Uma forma que achamos de minimizar o problema é comprar um guarda-chuva em formato de domo como este da foto.So the rains are more intense than ever! And they are normally coming together with strong winds. It is common to see umbrellas in the trash cans, once they can't resist so much wind!One way to minimize this problem is to get an umbrella shaped like a dome, as this one in the picture below.

Mas a noticia boa é que a partir de agora a tendência é melhorar.Another quite disturbing thing this winter days is the little hours of daylight. Sunrise is around 8:40AM, and around 4:30PM is dark again. For us facing the first European winter it is quite difficult. We already found available a kind of light with the Brazilian luminosity on sale. Have a look here.